Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial in Belleau, Picardie

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Coordinates: 49.08159, 3.29256
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The Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial lies in Belleau, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France on 42 acres about 45 miles north-east of Paris, at the foot of Belleau Wood. According to the American Battle Monuments Commission, who now maintains the site for the United States, the cemetery contains the graves of 2,289 war dead, most of whom fought in the vicinity and in the Marne Valley in the summer of 1918 during World War I, the Great War. In 1940, during World War II, the chapel was damaged; all damage was subsequently repaired except for one shell hole, left as a reminder of what took place.

Belleau Wood adjoins the cemetery and contains many vestiges of World War I. A monument at the flagpole commemorates the valor of the U.S. Marines who captured much of this ground in 1918.

Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial is currently maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) which was created by the U.S. Congress in 1923. The ABMC maintains 26 permanent American military cemeteries and 30 federal memorials, monuments and markers around the world.